My family and I are are really struggling right now and we are having a hard time with groceries? Any recipes?
Posted by admin | Under Cheap Groceries Friday Feb 26, 2010My husband and I are expecting twins in July and I have been on bed rest for a while. I’m now off of bed rest and want to start cooking again for my family, but after my job loss we only have $150 max a month for groceries for us. My 5 year old son is also a picky eater. I just need any cheap recipes or even grocery shopping ideas. Thanks.
Congratulations on the twins!
If you can, it would be best to plant a garden if you don’t already have one and you can grow your own lettuce, tomatoes etc.
Definitely buy in bulk at Costco. You can shop once for the main stuff and it will last you ALL month. Just separate and freeze things individually.
Ground beef and chicken (cheapest)for the three of you that should last all month and only cost you about $40 at the most.
Milk & Eggs $8 (Milk and Eggs will last you all month too! Organic Milk lasts longer if it’s not opened. This helps because Costco sells Organic milk in packets of 2 or 3)
Oatmeal $6
Lettuce & Spinach $7
Block of Cheese $6
Bag of Potatoes $5
Bread $3
That’s $75 and you still have $75 left to buy fresh produce 1x week
You can budget yourself $18 a week to pick up basic produce each week such as bell peppers, cucumber, carrots, orange juice etc. If you can make it on less than $18 a week for produce, you can also get a frozen bag of mixed veggies to also last all month. Costco’s bag will probably last you 2 months if you alternate with fresh produce.
Cheap and easy recipies:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with sliced bananas, Potato, Spinach & Egg Fritatta, Pancakes, Crepes, french toast
For lunch and dinners there are tons of easy chicken and ground beef recipies on foodnetwork.com. You can make home made chili, spaghetti, stew, chicken piccata, shoyu chicken, chicken katsu. All recipies can be found on Recipiezaar, Food Network or those About…websites.
Make your own salad dressing:
Honey Dijon: 1 T sherry vinegar, 1T dijon mustard, 1t honey
Greek vinegarette: 2T olive oil 1T rice wine vinegar, 1t powdered garlic, 1t oregano. Add salt, pepper and sugar if needed for sweetness.
Get the family used to drinking water and herbal tea. Tea goes a loooong way. Serve it hot or iced you can even make popsicles for your 5 year old.
I suggest your Husband join the Air Force.
-not too dangerous
-free housing
-food allowances
-free medical insurace
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The restaurant is famous for its "Roasted Goose." It is, in fact, the best in town. So let’s go now to the menu.
Here are some recommendations from the 14 Pages:
Famous Roasted and Soya Dishes:
# Roasted Goose, whole = 320.00 HK$ half = 160.00HK$
# Crispy Roasted Goose in 2 different ways, whole = 440.00 HK$
# Sliced Goose Skin with Chinese Pan Cake
# Stir fried Minced Goose Meat Served with Lettuce
(served only at dinner, one-day advance order required)
# Roasted Goose Liver 60.00 HK$ (served only at dinner)
# Soya Goose Wings 80.00 HK$
# Barbecued Suckling Pig 100.00 HK$
# Barbecued Suckling Pig with Assorted Meat 320.00 HK$
# Chicken Marinated in Dark Soy Sauce, whole = 190.00 HK$ half = 95.00 HK$
# Soya Chicken Giblet 80.00 HK$
With these dishes you can have a famous Cantonese starter:
# Preserved Eggs ("100 years old") and Pickled Ginger 5.00 HK$ (per person)
Shark Fin: (the 2nd most expensive dishes of the restaurant)
# Braised Superior Shark’s Fin in Brown Sauce 420.00 HK$ (per person)
# Shark’s Fin Bouillon 765.00 HK$ (regular)
# Shark’s Fin Soup with Crab Cream 780.00 HK$ (regular) 260.00 HK$ (pp)
# Shark’s Fin Soup with Crab Meat 600.00 HK$ (regular) 200.00 HK$ (pp)
Bird’s Nest:
# Bird’s Nest Soup with Crab Meat or with Shredded Chicken or with Minced Chicken 450.00 HK$ (regular) 225.00 HK$ (per person)
Abalone: (the "most" expensive dishes in the restaurant)
# Braised Superior Abalone (from Oma, Japan) in Oyster Sauce 1,200.00 HK$
# Braised Superior Abalone (from Oma, Japan) with Goose Webs 960.00 HK$
# Braised Abalone (from South Africa) in Oyster Sauce 380.00 HK$
# Braised Abalone (from South Africa) with Goose Webs 300.00 HK$
If you are not into big expenses and want to try the Abalone, you can have the house Abalone:
# Yung Kee Imperial Abalone with Wine 150.00 HK$
Seafood:
(items among the specialties I recommend – the menu has two pages of seafood)
# Sauteed Fillet of Garoupa 200.00 HK$
# Braised Garoupa Head & Belly with Spring Onion & Ginger 160.00 HK$
# Sauteed Scallops or Sauteed Prawns 150.00 HK$
# Pan-fried Prawns (with Shells) 140.00 HK$
# Sauteed Prawns & Chicken Livers 112.00 HK$
# Sauteed Prawns with Green Peas or Walnuts 90.00 HK$
# Sauteed Fresh Squid (alone) or with Peppers in Black Been Sauce 72.00 HK$
# Deep-fried Fresh Squid with Spicy Salt 72.00 HK$
Or for the adventurous:
# Sauteed Frog’s Legs & Bamboo Shoots 98.00 HK$
Chicken, Duck and Pigeon:
# Baked Chicken in Rock Salt, whole = 240.00 HK$ half = 120.00 HK$
# Soya Chicken with Spring Onion & Ginger, whole = 240.00 HK$ half = 120.00 HK$
# Deep-fried Crispy Chicken, whole = 220.00 HK$ half = 110.00 HK$
# Braised Duck with Mixed Vegetables "Lo Hon" Style, whole = 300.00 HK$
# Stir-fried Minced Pigeon Served with Lettuce 120.00 HK$
# Baked Pigeon in Rock Salt 90.00 HK$
# Sauteed Sliced Pigeon with Bamboo Shoots 90.00 HK$
# Grilled or Crispy Roasted 85.00 HK$
Beef & Pork:
# Sauteed Shredded Beef & Bean Sprouts 83.00 HK$
# Sauteed Sliced Beef & Peppers in Black Bean Sauce 68.00 HK$
# Sauteed Shredded Pork with Asparagus 93.00 HK$
# Steamed Minced Pork with Salted Fish 75.00 HK$
# Sweet & Sour Pork (Boneless) 68.00 HK$
# Deep-fried Spare Ribs with Spicy Salt 68.00 HK$
Other Interesting Dishes:
# Scrambled Egg with Barbecued Pork 70.00 HK$
# Stewed Bean Curd with Shrimps 94.00 HK$
# Dried Scallops Soup with Assorted Meat 88.00 HK$
# Hot Pot of Chopped Garupa & Bean Curd 125.00 HK$
# Hot Pot of Goose Webs & Bitter Melon 84.00 HK$
# Fried Rice, "Fo Kin" Style 98.00 HK$
# Fried Rice, "Yeung Chow" Style 88.00 HK$
# Noodles in Soup with Crab Coral & Crab Meat 180.00 HK$
# Congee with Abalone & Shredded Chicken 88.00 HK$
# Congee with Salty Pork & Preserved Egg 22.00 HK$
KEEP IT COMING
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